Turkey AH 931 sultani

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Goldberg Sale 137, lot 1440. the date, "۹۳۱", is visible at the bottom
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This specimen was lot 1440 in Goldberg Sale 137 (Los Angeles, January 2024), where it sold for $480. The catalog description[1] noted, "Turkey-Ottoman Empire. Sultani, AH931 (1525). Suleiman I, 1520-1566 (926-974 AH). Pop 1; The only one graded at PCGS. PCGS graded EF-45." The auctioneers did not attribute this coin to a particular mint. Sultanis, the Turkish version of the ducat, were struck all over the Ottoman empire during Suleiman's reign. In later centuries, minting was restricted to Istanbul.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.45 g, gold, this specimen 3.34 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-4.

Source:

  • Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • [1]Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg Sale 137: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, featuring the Peh Family Collection, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2023.

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